Anyone care to decode what's in the Data Matrix?
Isn't this the the year of iPad 2? Having Apple release a new hardware too early doesn't seem right especially to those people that just bought iPad 2s then a few months later another incremental hardware upgrade. It would piss off those people especially if it had retina display, quad core cpu etc. I'm not even sure about the price point.
Rather than waiting for iPad 3 in the next 18 months, maybe it makes sense for Apple to push the release cycle to September or closer to the holidays.
It seems John Gruber's prediction back in February is right on track.
Amazon is expected to sell this tablet at a loss in order to generate revenue on the services. Amazon is probably the only company right now with all the pieces in the right places to pose a big challenge to Apple.
The ribbon cable is far too long in the horizontal direction for an iPhone.
Glad I didn't buy iPad 1 or 2![]()
In any event, both IDC and Gartner predict iPad market share which is near 65% to continue to decline with Andriod, QNX and WebOS tablets gaining market share. So for the iPad to remain the dominated tablet, Apple will have to move quickly to stem the tide of competition. So it is conceivable that Apple will be coming out with an iPad 2+/iPad 3 in short order.
Glad??? You're mising out on tons of fun bro!![]()
Can you please point me at the Gartner or IDC link that pegs iPad at only 65% of the market? Is that a "channel sales" number? Business Insider did some number-crunching in a report earlier this year that showed while iPad had 75% of channel sales, it had 90% of units sold to customers in 2010Q4. This year iPad is selling every unit that is made and the competitors are coming out with model after model to compete (further stuffing the sales channels with Android tablets that are destined for the clearance rack or purchased by some poor unsuspecting consumer who thinks its an iPad and ends up never using it). Further ComScore recently published a study (which was picked up by several outlets including searchengineland.com) showing iPad with 97% of US media tablet web traffic and 89% of global media tablet web traffic.
So I think your 65% number is a bit off and the reports of iPad's decline greatly exaggerated. I believe the actual sales numbers will decline in time, but not because of the current competition. The competing operating systems need a few more revisions to stand a chance with the actual folks who buy the units. RIM for example pushed 500k Playbook units into sales channels and hardly any of those have been purchased by actual customers. Retailers are not going to be too keen on buying so many units of the next version.
I just don't think Apple is in desperate need to ship a new iPad. If they do, that will be great. I might even buy one. But I am not getting my hopes up.
I know but have been saving gift cards for over 3 years. Want to make it count. An iPad with a retina type screen does it for me.
I agree. I returned my iPad 2 today precisely for this reason.
The iPad 2 is a great product but a retina type screen is a huge improvement and IMO, would be the reason to spring for an iPad if one doesn't own one already. People always say "just buy it now and sell it if/when the new one comes out," but for people like me who don't have $ to throw around so easily, every purchase I make counts.
I agree. I returned my iPad 2 today precisely for this reason.
The iPad 2 is a great product but a retina type screen is a huge improvement and IMO, would be the reason to spring for an iPad if one doesn't own one already. People always say "just buy it now and sell it if/when the new one comes out," but for people like me who don't have $ to throw around so easily, every purchase I make counts.
I honestly didn't think it was so low considering the ubiquity of iPads and support for it. But here is one of them:
http://www.talkandroid.com/46025-id...lookout-apple-android-is-quickly-catching-up/
Then the Gartner forecast for the next 4 years which also confirms the 65% market share:
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1626414
Apple is taking it seriously and not resting on their laurels which is great. I look forward to continued iPad improvements. Even if it occurs at a rapid pace. Early adoption has its price and if one must be willing to pay it.
This year iPad is selling every unit that is made and the competitors are coming out with model after model to compete (further stuffing the sales channels with Android tablets that are destined for the clearance rack or purchased by some poor unsuspecting consumer who thinks its an iPad and ends up never using it).
I logged in simply to express my incredulity at such a pointless piece of information from MacRumors.
Search the sewers near Cupertino why dont you, and find the toilet paper Steve wiped his ass with and post pictures here because that's as useful as what you just posted.